Author Archives: Brad Perry

A New Brunswick cabinet minister is taking a step back from her role for the time being after being diagnosed with a brain tumour. Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour Minister Alyson Townsen...

A New Brunswick senator has retired after eight years in the red chamber. Nancy Hartling reached the mandatory retirement age of 75 on Saturday. Hartling remembers being both terrified and excited whe...

New Brunswick is not ruling out taking American liquor off store shelves in response to the 25 per cent U.S. tariff. Premier Susan Holt said her team will use "every tool in our toolbox" to defend and...

The U.S. president says there is "nothing" Canada can do to delay tariffs that are expected to begin on Saturday. "No, nothing. Not right now, no," Donald Trump said in response to a question during a...

The mayor of Saint John is extending her condolences after the deaths of two boys in the city. A 10-year-old and a 17-year-old were found dead in a home on Skaling Court in the north end on Wednesday ...

Ottawa is delaying its controversial capital gains tax changes until next Jan. 1, 2026. The federal government made the announcement in a news release on Friday morning. All capital gains are currentl...

Mail service has been suspended in Saint John on Friday due to weather conditions. Canada Post issued a red delivery service alert for the city, it announced over the noon hour. "A red service alert m...

Our country's economy saw its largest contraction in nearly a year in November, according to Statistics Canada. Real gross domestic product fell by 0.2 per cent after a 0.3 per cent increase recorded ...

Change and accountability were two of the key focuses for Premier Susan Holt during her first State of the Province address. The province's newest premier spoke to a sold-out crowd of business leaders...

A man has been charged with first-degree murder after two boys were found dead in a home in Saint John's north end. But investigators are remaining tight-lipped about what happened inside of the resid...